Six O.C. Soccer Players Earn Section Honors

Six soccer players from Orange County high schools received player of the year honors when the All-Southern Section boys’ and girls’ soccer teams were announced.

Capistrano Valley’s Kim Abbamonto and Santa Margarita’s goalkeeper, Erin Regan, were named Division I and II defensive players of the year. Capistrano Valley’s Jack Peterson was named Division I coach of the year.

For the boys, El Toro senior Ryan Kenyon (Division I), Servite senior Mark Kisting (Division III) and Laguna Beach senior Shaun MacGilluray (Division IV) were named defensive players of the year. Santa Margarita senior Tim Pierce was named Division III’s offensive player of the year.

County players on the all-section teams:

Girls’ Division I first team--Megan Abbamonto (Capistrano Valley), D, Soph.; Hannah Cochrun (Mission Viejo), G, Jr.; Kate Desmond (Mission Viejo), F, Sr.; Carrie Hawkins (Los Alamitos), D, Sr.; Allyson Marquand (University), D, Jr.; Jen Mescher (Mission Viejo), M, Sr.; Caitlin Murphy (Esperanza), M, Sr.; Yvonne Pierson (Edison), M, Sr.; Kim Stempkowski (Edison), M, Sr.; Aurelin Weidner (Capistrano Valley), D, Sr.

Girls’ Division I second team--Sarah Higham (Mission Viejo), D, Sr.; Haley Kuhn (Capistrano Valley), G, Soph.; Kaley Pickett (University), M, Jr.; Heidi Prestegard (Edison), F, Sr.; Annie Terry (Mission Viejo), D, Sr.

Girls’ Division I third team-Stephanie Freeman (Esperanza), F, Fr.; Lindsay Greco (Capistrano Valley), F, Soph.; Jenny Willemse (Los Alamitos), G, Sr.

Girls’ Division II first team--Jenny Anderson (Santa Margarita), M, Fr.; Michelle Bannister (Canyon), M, Sr.; Alison Fennell (Mater Dei), F, Jr.; Jessica Pagano (Woodbridge), M, Jr.; Tracy Winzen (Mater Dei), M, Jr.

Girls’ Division II second team--Jennifer Branam (El Dorado), G, Jr.; Kali Felts (Mater Dei), D, Fr.; Sarah Gibson (Sonora), F, Soph.; Sara Henderson (Santa Margarita), F, Jr.; Harmoni McDaniel (Sonora), M, Sr.; Erica Perrotta (Santa Margarita), M, Jr.; Heather Reynolds (Canyon ), D, Sr.; Laruen Schick (Woodbridge), M, Soph.

Girls’ Division II third team--Amy Donathan (Santa Margarita), D, Soph.; Sonia Gomez (Mater Dei), D, Sr.; Rachelle Locke (Canyon), F, Sr.; Jill Wilson (Sunny Hills), M, Jr.

Girls’ Division III first team--Amanda Freed (Pacifica), F, Sr.; Beth Leverett (Valencia), M, Sr.; Elizabeth Spees (Rosary), D, Sr.

Girls’ Division III second team--Alexandra Nunez (Valencia), F, Jr.

Girls’ Division IV first team--Daria Bustanoby (Brethren Christian), G, Jr.

Girls’ Division IV second team--Heidi Stites (Brethren Christian), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division I first team--Julian Gaitan (El Toro), F, Jr.; Chris Latini (Capistrano Valley), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division I second team--Mario Gonzalez (Santa Ana), D, Sr.; Phil Latini (Capistrano Valley), F, Sr.

Boys’ Division I third team--Ruben Garcia (Capistrano Valley), M, Sr.; Victor Guerrero (Century), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division II first team--Doug Allan (Woodbridge), G, Jr.; Jared Bruce (Sunny Hills), F, Jr.; Beau Lawson (Sunny Hills), M, Sr.; Matt Ledford (Foothill), D, Sr.; Kevin Mehrens (San Clemente), G, Sr.; Ryan Valdez (El Dorado), F, Fr.

Boys’ Division II second team--Daniel Chun (Woodbridge), M, Sr.; Matt Hidalgo (San Clemente), D, Sr.; John Rodriguez (Foothill), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division II third team--Nick Adams (Foothill), G, Jr.; Aaron McAthy (Huntington Beach), F, Sr.; Brent Templeton (Sunny Hills), D, Jr.; Mark Wade (El Dorado), G, Sr.; Saul Wolf (Woodbridge), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division III first team--Nathan Ballard (Sonora), D, Sr.; Keith Buckley (Servite), M, Sr.; Ryan Coiner (Santa Margarita), M, Sr.; Byron Foss (Santa Margarita), G, Sr.; Ryan Johnson (Laguna Hills), F, Sr.

Boys’ Division III second team--David Hernandez (Savanna), F, Jr.; Sean Kelly (Trabuco Hills), D, Sr.; Peter Padayachee (Trabuco Hills), M, Jr.; Nick Sparks (Santa Margarita), D, Sr.; Matt Torry (Servite), F, Jr.

Boys’ Division III third team--Tony Cuellar (Loara), F, Sr.; Josh Davis (Santa Margarita), M, Sr.; Mike Hickman (Laguna Hills), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division IV first team--Noah de la Cruz (Laguna Beach), D, Sr.; Ramon Garcia (Estancia), D, Sr.

Boys’ Division IV second team--Spencer Herbert (Laguna Beach), F, Sr.; Mike Labeda (Laguna Beach), G, Sr.; Tim Metzger (Calvary Chapel), F, Jr.

Boys’ Division V first team--Macy Steiner (Orange Lutheran), F, Sr.; David Tankersly (Orange Lutheran), D, Soph.

Boys’ Division V second team--Jeremiah Gallegos (St. Margaret’s), M, Soph.